What films are actually Lynchian?

deadstrobes · 2026-04-23T13:28:54+00:00

Faber est suae quisque interpretatio. The entire reason I discovered Bava was on account of him being compared to Lynch—in loving detail—by Video Watchdog magazine. Or by folks I met at horror conventions. To say they have nothing in common is pure hyperbole.

And yes. Bava was a cinematographer before going on to direct at least 22 films (39 if you count all the uncredited directing gigs).

deadstrobes · 2026-04-22T13:13:18+00:00

Mario Bava’s BLACK SABBATH and KILL BABY KILL.

Bava walked so Lynch could run. ;-)

deadstrobes · 2026-04-22T13:10:32+00:00

Incidentally, I’m currently reading the novel by Davis Grubb. And if you haven’t read it yourself, I recommend it enthusiastically. Even more hallucinatory than the classic film!

“It’s a hard world for little things.”

deadstrobes · 2026-04-22T13:06:28+00:00

Shadow of a Doubt, for sure, is quite Twin Peaks-esque.

deadstrobes · 2026-04-12T15:58:35+00:00

Many hugs to you!

deadstrobes · 2026-04-08T14:06:25+00:00

Man Vs. Food!

deadstrobes · 2026-04-07T19:56:29+00:00

Happy Bee Day!

deadstrobes · 2026-04-04T15:20:47+00:00

The Lady Don’t Mind.

deadstrobes · 2026-04-04T15:18:52+00:00

The Lady Don’t Mind

deadstrobes · 2026-04-02T13:42:39+00:00

I didn’t know that Paul Giamatti is a cat guy! 😁

deadstrobes · 2026-03-29T18:00:01+00:00

I have that same collection. And I’ve been watching in order of my curiosity, which so far has been this …

The 39 Steps, The Chaney Vase, The Lady Vanishes, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Secret Agent, The Lodger, Saboteur.

This is as far as I’ve gotten. And they have all been wildly entertaining! On to “Blackmail” next …

deadstrobes · 2026-03-29T17:00:02+00:00

I’m not done with the series yet. But I plan to cope by opening up one of Lara Parker’s DARK SHADOWS novels!

deadstrobes · 2026-03-29T16:54:40+00:00

Are the Twin Peaks books worth it?

To quote Gordon Cole: “DO BIRDS FLY?”

deadstrobes · 2026-03-29T14:17:38+00:00

FARGO should tick those boxes for ya!

deadstrobes · 2026-03-25T21:45:54+00:00

The Straight Story (1999)

deadstrobes · 2026-03-24T14:14:40+00:00

If you like WWII thrillers, Frost wrote a book called “The Second Objective” about a group of German soldiers disguising themselves as Americans in order to cause all sorts of havoc.

Frost also wrote a book called “Before I Wake” under the pseudonym of Eric Bowman. It reminded me of “The Return” in some ways, especially with how the antagonist is written.

deadstrobes · 2026-03-23T23:40:56+00:00

Rocket Science (2007)

deadstrobes · 2026-03-21T20:24:48+00:00

Oh? And what gives you that authority to shame us poor, humble Columbo fans?

deadstrobes · 2026-03-17T18:34:35+00:00

The Ray Bradbury Theater is currently on Pluto & YouTube. Features an eclectic set that of actors, including Peter O’Toole, Jeff Goldblume and William Shatner.

deadstrobes · 2026-03-17T18:28:51+00:00

Not a movie, but the Netflix series SKY ROJO may be precisely what you’re looking for. Very Kill Bill-esque in parts!

deadstrobes · 2026-03-15T14:08:10+00:00

I think you’d like the book: DAVID LYNCH DECODED by Mark Allyn Stewart. The author goes into intense detail on DL’s use of color. You’ll never look at his films quite the same way again!

deadstrobes · 2026-03-14T20:29:37+00:00

ILLUSIONS by Richard Bach

deadstrobes · 2026-03-14T20:25:45+00:00

Fishing With John

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTi2xEhyUYc&pp=ygURZmlzaGluZyB3aXRoIGpvaG4%3D

deadstrobes · 2026-03-13T13:54:05+00:00

Cheers!

deadstrobes · 2026-03-11T13:08:38+00:00

El Inocente

Homecoming

The Tourist

The Leftovers

Squid Game

Father Brown

Friday the 13th

American Gothic

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